The deep(er) roots of Eukaryotes and Akaryotes [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background: Locating the root node of the “tree of life” (ToL) is one of the hardest problems in phylogenetics, given the time depth. The root-node, or the universal common ancestor (UCA), groups descendants into organismal clades/domains. Two notable variants of the two-domains ToL (2D-ToL) have ga...

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Main Authors: Ajith Harish, David Morrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-06-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/9-112/v2